Pitcher Quotes

242 quotes by 173 authors

Byrd has always been that kind of pitcher, trying to trick you, keep the ball low, in and out. He threw a lot of strikes,… — Adrian Beltre
I never faced a pitcher with better stuff than Nolan Ryan. — Robin Yount
In the World Series, when a pitcher's not doing his job, they put another one in that can. — Jimmie Johnson
The reason I think I'm a good pitcher is I locate my fastball and I change speeds. Period. That's what you do to pitch. That's… — Greg Maddux
If you are used to going five innings and then go six or seven, you won't have your good stuff. They need to start that… — Juan Marichal
You had to pitch in and out. The zone didn't belong to the hitters it belonged to the pitchers. Today, if you pitch too far… — Juan Marichal
Primarily, every rule change over the past ten years has been against the pitchers - lowering the mound and the designated hitter. — Gaylord Perry
After fifteen years of facing them (pitchers) you don't really get over them. They're devious. They're the only players in the game allowed to cheat.… — Richie Ashburn
Eternally, woman spills herself away in driblets to the thirsty, seldom being allowed the time, the quiet, the peace, to let the pitcher fill up… — Anne Morrow Lindbergh
As much as you love to finish games and all that kind of stuff, at the same time as a starting pitcher you hate to… — Tom Glavine
Twenty games is the magic figure for pitchers - .300 is the magic figures for batters. It pays off in salary and reputation. And those… — Warren Spahn
Rules or no rules, pitchers are going to throw spitters. It's a matter of survival. — Bob Gibson
No athletes talk to themselves like tennis players. Pitchers, golfers, goalkeepers, they mutter to themselves, but tennis players talk to themselves-and answer. Tennis players look… — Andre Agassi
When a catcher has to use his thumb to give signs, that means the pitcher has more than four pitches. — Tim McCarver
I remember one time I'm batting against the Dodgers in Milwaukee. They lead, 2 - 1, it's the bottom of the ninth, bases loaded, two… — Bob Uecker
I think walks are overrated unless you can run... If you get a walk and put the pitcher in a stretch, that helps. But the… — Dusty Baker
A pitcher is not a ballplayer. — Christy Mathewson
Taking the best left-handed pitcher in baseball and converting him into a right fielder is one of the dumbest things I ever heard. — Tris Speaker
I figured that pitchers had a better chance of getting drafted than fielders, so I decided I should be a pitcher. But I never expected… — Dwight Gooden
If youâ€™ve got a dozen pitchers, you need to speak 12 different languages. — Michael Lewis

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